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I lean against the brick wall of the bar, steady myself.
The kiss…
It was better than I’ve ever imagined—and I’ve imagined a lot. So many times in dreams and in waking hours.
I always wondered what those full Jesse Pike lips would feel like against my own.
It was so much more than a kiss. It was a moment filled with possibility and vulnerability, where the outside world dissolved away and gave rise to pure sensation.
Absently, I bring my fingers to my bottom lip, touch it lightly.
God, the prickles, the tingles, the sizzles.
This from a kiss.
I’ve been kissed before. Many times, in fact.
And I’ve done…a lot.
But never the actual deed.
Not because I didn’t have the chance. Not because I didn’t want to.
But something always held me back.
It was a gift I could only give once, and I’ve dreamed so long about giving it to Jesse.
Could my dream actually come true?
I inhale, exhale, inhale, exhale, and when I finally think I can walk, I make my way back into the bar.
Maddie and Angie are still sitting at our small table, and Sage is still flirting relentlessly with Cage and Dragon.
I sit back down.
“Are you okay?” Maddie asks. “You were gone quite a while.”
I put on my best smile. “I’m fine. Just needed some air.”
Angie raises an eyebrow at me. “You look…”
“I look what?” I ask as innocently as I can muster.
She cocks her head. “Nothing. Just a little frazzled.”
I pause a moment to gather my thoughts into something coherent. “Well, who wouldn’t be? I’m about to embark on an amazing adventure. With this girl here.” I squeeze Maddie’s arm.
“I have to say, now that you’ve talked me into the whole thing, I’m really looking forward to it.” Maddie beams. “I mean, seriously, when else would I be able to see Europe? Both my brother and sister will be there. And Callie, for part of it. It’ll be like a Pike sibling adventure.”
“Yeah. It’ll be great.” I grin, my lips still reeling from Jesse’s kiss.
“I suppose a Steel cousin adventure for you,” Angie says. “With Donny and Brock there.”
“Yeah, Brock has offered tohang outwith us.” I roll my eyes.
“I know,” Maddie says, “but maybe it’s a good idea. Is he familiar with Europe?”
“Not really, but he feels a sense of duty. I’m sure my mom and dad have already told him to keep an eye on me.”
